Side curtain.



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SDE CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FlL ED JULY I6. 1915.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

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SIDE CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, I915. i A L]. Q F QQQQ Patented tSe-pt. a, 1916.

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To all Mil/01??) it 0002mm Be it known that L Fzmrzgz am a citizen of the United State at Detroit, county cf VVsync, Michigan, invented a certain r useful Improvement in Side Curtaix declare the folicwing t0 bc a full (:1. exact description of thc same such El enable othcrs skillc in thc art t0, W m

pertains to makcsnd use the same, cncc being had to the accompunyii ings, whi 31 form A. part cf this spec This invention relates to sidc curmm vehicles, and especially to side ci'irtsin automobiles. The type of curtain shc the drawing of this appiicaticn is win. known as the acccrciicn-plaitcd curt" The ar as heretofore dcvciopezL has si these ziccordicn-picitcd curtains mouii slide cithcr cm a; cable 01' a rad.

It is the object of the present invent t0 utilize the rod ccnstruc'ticm but range thc rods that 0113 ti'vc stats; are required in the vchicic, viz", at

stowing of the curtains on the c at the center 0:" tiic tap wh-crc thcy the hcactcicsrancc F 'thcr, it in very much heater-100i i tcp and does away w ccnsidcmbic Work in, taking care 05 a th I which would crdiriariiy be nccess; .y an 0110 of the center bows. This will more clearly appear in the specification. following.

Figure 1 is an insidc View 01 the which: top, showing the acccrdicn-piaitcd cur-Zn pcsiticned for service. 2 is a, icngitud 112d section cf {U1 autcmobiic top si'um'img the curtains sowed zum i. Thc 5.16m M in this show the cult '11 rods u the curtain, to make c car is. v 11c cur: rods are operatcd. The rmr curtain shown in 'tWc diiferentpus uisms by the air tcii lines. F 3 is a fragment of thc '51 how showing the curtain and rod bran-3 iron. The curtain is cmit' Fig. dctail of thc support which cngzagcs tensible rcar curtain rcii at its center, the rod is extended Fig. 5 is a (i the front curtain rod. =Fig. 6 is an c detail of the rear or cxtcnsibic curt: The deck is designated ac the These. cows srecrrsngcd t0 ifcrzri man top which is new 00111121 311 21 .the curtain is upon the tube part of the extensible rod, the rod portion j may be 'telescoped into the tube portion in which condition the two curtain rod parts are about the same length as the front rod. The rear rod may then be caused to travel along the bracket-iron h to lift the curtain over the quarter of the vehicle top and the curtain together with the extensible rod may be stowed away in the envelop Z. Similarly the same operation may be performed with the curtain on the side that has been cut away to get vthe views shown in the drawing.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a vehicle top provided with a deck and bows, of a two-' part curtain rod universally connected with the deck at one end and comprising a tube .and a rodportion which telescope, one or more folding curtains slidably mounted upon said telescoping rod, the curtain portions on the rod portion being slidable from such portion onto thetube portion and vice versa, and means for stowing the curtain or curtains'and rod away on the under side of the top transversely thereof when the rod parts have been telescoped to allow them to I, 1 come within the width of the top. 30

2. The combination with a vehicle top provided with bows and a deck, of a bracket iron attached to the curvature-of the rear bow, a two-part telescoping rod slidably connected with said bracket iron, one or more 'plaited curtains slidably mounted upon the two-part rod, and means for stowing the curtain or curtains and rod away on the under side of the top transversely there-' ofwhen the rod parts have been telescoped to allow them to lie within the width of the top.

3. The combination with a vehicle top provided with bows and a deck, of a twopart'telcscoping curtain rod universally connected with the top,'on e or more curtains slidably mounted on the two-part telescoping rod, a support secured to one of the bows intermediate the telescoping rod when the same is extended for the purpose of aiding in the support of the rod, means for supporting the extreme end of the rod, and means for stowingthe curtain or ourtains and rod awayon the under side of the top when the rod parts have been telescoped.

4. The combination with a vehicle top provided with bows and a deck, a bracket iron secured to the top, a two-part extensible curtain rod secured to the bracket iron so as to slideand pivot thereon, one or more foldable curtains slidably mounted on the twopart extensible curtain rod, the curtain portions on the portion of the rod farther removed from the bracket iron being slidable from such portion onto that part of the rod nearer the bracket iron and vice versa, and

means on the under side of the vehicle top J for holding the curtains stowed away trans-" together.

o. The combination with a-veh1cle top provided with bows and a deck, the'latterv .versely of the top when the extensible rod has been contracted and the curtains folded provided with a curtain pocket at the, front,- 1

of a pair of front side curtains which can be stowed away in said front curtain pocket,"

two sets of double width side curtains, a

pair of telescoping rods universally supported by the rear bow, each rod carrying a double width curtain 'set which can be folded and slid upon the rod, means for supporting the said curtains and telescoping rods trans versely of the vehicle adjacent to the rear bow and in stowed position when the rods have been telescoped and the curtains folded together, and means for holding the curtain rods in extended position at the sides ofthe vehicle.

6. The combination with a vehicle top I provided with bowsand a deck, of a pair of extensible curtain rods universally carried by the rear bow and each carryinga double width curtain set, means for holding the extended rods at the side of the vehicle, .and means for stowing the curtains awayalong the rear bow and transversely of the top,

the said'curtains being slidable and foldable.

on the curtain rods, those portions of the curtain sets at the front being slidable'from provided with bows and a deck, of a'two part curtain rod. swingingly secured to the. top, one or more side curtains slidablymounted on said two-part curtain rod tofold together, the two-parts of said curtain rod being slidable together to contractthelengthof the curtainrod and allow the v whole curtain or curtains to be accommodated on the contracted rodbysliding-themther'eonto, and means for stowing the cur-.

tain or curtains and two-parUcurtain rod together on the underside of'the to 8. The combination with a vehicle top provided with a 'deck and bows, of a-twopart curtain rod swingingly secured to the I v deck at one end and comprising a tube and rod portion which telescope, the, said curtain rod when extended being of a greater length than can be accommodated on the under side i of the top when the curtain rod is swung transversely thereof to stow the same away, one or more folding curtains slidably mounted on thesaid telescoping rod and I which may be gathered onto the tubeportion of the rod when it is desired to stow them away, means for stowing the curtain or curtains and rod away on the underside of the vehicle top transversely thereof, and means for holding the curtain rod at the side of the vehicle when the curtains are in use. 9

9. The combination with a vehicle top provided with a deck and bows, of a twopart curtain rod secured at one end to the quarter of the deck so as to be able to be swung irom a position of parallelism to the side of the top to a position transversely thereof for stowage, the said curtain rod comprising a pair of rod portions which may be slid together to contract the length of the curtain rod and bring it within the one or more folding curtains slidably mounted on the two-part curtain rod and which may be gathered-together to allow the contracting of 'the rod, means for stowing the curtain or curtains and rod away on the under side of the top transversely thereof,

and means for holding the rod in itsextend ed position at the side of the vehicle for use of the curtain.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification.

FRANK 1a.. ILSE. 

